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SUMMARY:Using genome-resolved metagenomics to understand microbial contrib
 utions to ecosystem functioning
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DESCRIPTION:Speakers: Thulani Makhalanyane (University of Pretoria)\nMicro
 biomes mediate crucial ecosystem processes in terrestrial and marine envir
 onments\, yet data regarding their precise responses to climate change rem
 ains limited. This knowledge deficit is especially true for extreme Antarc
 tic environments where the importance of microbial communities is thought 
 to be more pronounced due to the depauperate and oligotrophic nature of su
 ch systems. Here\, I will discuss our work in understudied deserts (such a
 s the McMurdo Dry Valleys) and oceans (such as the Southern Ocean) ecosyst
 ems. I will discuss key insights regarding the diversity and functional tr
 aits of microbiomes in these regions. I will also highlight how the applic
 ation of mesocosms (such as ocean acidification experiments) has allowed u
 s to predict the response of microbiomes to anthropogenic change. I will c
 onclude by discussing key questions for future research in Antarctic envir
 onments.\n\nhttps://events.chpc.ac.za/event/98/contributions/1567/
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URL:https://events.chpc.ac.za/event/98/contributions/1567/
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